We appreciate your interest and desire to pursue your graduate education with UCF’s College of Engineering and Computer Science. For information on general UCF graduate admissions requirements that apply to all prospective students, please visit the Admissions and Registration section of the Graduate Catalog. Applicants must apply online. Please be sure to submit all requested material by the established deadline(s).
The best time to apply for admission to the program is for the fall semester when the first two beginning courses are offered. Students who have sufficient background can apply to any of the three semesters during the year (fall, spring, and summer). The application deadlines are: July 1 (fall semester), Dec 1 (Spring semester), and April 15 (Summer semester). Recently, most programs have not accepted students for the summer terms; students should follow up with their program director for additional information. Please use the university’s academic calendar to find important dates and other deadlines.
International applicants have admission deadlines that are approximately six months before their chosen semester will begin. These are fixed deadlines due to the amount of paperwork and support materials needed for I-20s and other immigration documents. Please direct all questions about international directed to the UCF Global Office (407) 823-2337 or INTLadmissions@ucf.edu.
To view the admission requirements for your program of interest, please visit the UCF Graduate Catalog – Graduate Programs Area. Our college’s programs are in alphabetical order based on degree-type. The application requirements are toward the bottom of the page, along with your Graduate Program Faculty Coordinator’s information. You can also visit the Degrees and Certificate Programs section of this website found here.
We look forward to receiving your application and its materials soon!
For consideration for Fall admission, apply by November 1st to get your application fee waived. This is for PhD applicants only! Please see the flyer for more details.
CECS offers two application fee waivers for prospective PhD candidates: (1) Early Action – to receive early admission consideration (deadline is November 1 st for the Fall academic term) and (2) Honors Program Students Fee Waiver – this program is desired for students in formal honors programs (deadline is January 15 th for the Fall academic term). This opportunity is for prospective PhD students only. See the flyers for more details: Early Action and Honors Program Students.
